Battery Bienvenue

Battery Bienvenue is a ruined coastal gun battery located in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. It was built as part of the harbor defense of New Orleans, and located at a strategic fork where Bayou Bienvenue and Bayou Villeré join.

Type: fortification
Description: ruined coastal gun battery in Louisiana, USA
Also known as: “Battery Bienvenue Ruins”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Michoud and Chalmette.

Michoud

Hamlet

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Michoud is an area in Eastern New Orleans, part of the… Michoud is situated 4 miles northwest of Battery Bienvenue.

Chalmette

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Chalmette is a suburb of New Orleans in Louisiana, USA.

Eastern New Orleans

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Eastern New Orleans, sometimes called "New Orleans…

Battery Bienvenue

Location: Saint Bernard Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.9852° or 29° 59′ 7″ north

Longitude

-89.8809° or 89° 52′ 51″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

76XGX4P9+3J

GeoNames ID

4315591

Wikidata ID

Q4869819

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Martello Castle and Lexington Place.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Michoud Canal and National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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